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HARTE
HANKS
Wednesday, November 8,1995
The Colony Leader
Page 8B
Sports
Cougar playoff spot riding on Rider game
PRUE ERLCALAWAY Briggs: ‘They might be the most talented team we have played other than Marcus’ to twinathechallover Tainst Keller Friday
Only one game remains to decide the and Lewisville’s loss to Grapevine, the
fate of The Colony Cougars. A fate the ter. The Raiders’ offensive strength is their “They have had lots of turnovers in inop- Cougars now control their own destiny
Cougars have fought to regain control of “They have a lot of talent,” Briggs said, running game. They have two backs in portune times this season. In the games for the remainder of the season. A posi-
heading into the District 5-5A finale “They might be the most talented team Boobie Thornton and Jonathan Hawkins, we have looked at, they will be moving tion Briggs enjoys being in heading into
against Wichita Falls Rider Friday night we have played other than Marcus.” who are both at the top in the district the ball and then turn it over with a fum- Friday’s matchup with the Raiders,
at Cougar Stadium. Yeah, typical coach speak right? Well standings in total rushing yards. ble or an interception. “We know what is riding on this
Despite the Raiders’ 2-4 league mark, no, the Raiders do have plenty of talent. So if the Raiders are so good, why have ‘We have not turned the ball over very game,” Briggs said. “It doesn’t matter
The Colony head coach Tommy Briggs At the beginning of the season, Rider they won only two league games all sea- much this season, especially since dis- what anyone else does. That won’t hinder
does not expect to have his second was picked with Marcus as one of the son? trict play started. We are not dominating us any more. It all depends on what we do
stringers in the game in the fourth quar- favorites to win the district title. “It is a series of things,” Briggs said, on either side of the ball. We can’t afford Turn to rider, Page 7B
rCHS defense
reserves win
Cougars halt Keller’s 2-point conversion
Vincent Frost/Staff photo
The Colony’s Matt Medley looks for room to run in the Keller remained in solid playoff contention, stopping an Indian two-
secondary during Friday’s District 5-5A game. The Cougars point conversion try in the final minute for a 14-13 victory.
Houston-led Cougars
picking up the pace
VAV
NEW SEAS
By BRIAN COATS
Sports writer
tage over Lewisville, also 3-2-1.
The Colony had 15 first downs to
KELLER — After a one-point Lewisville’s 10 in their district-
win over Keller Friday night and opening tie. With a win next
Grapevine’s win over Lewisville, Friday at home over Wichita Falls
The Colony Cougars are one win Rider, the Cougars are in playoffs,
away from the
state playoffs.
The Colony
almost pulled
defeat from the
jaws of victory
Friday night, as
Keller fumbled
on a two-point
conversion with
59 seconds left,
enabling the
Cougars to
cling to a 14-13
win, in a game
they basically
dominated for
all but the final
six minutes.
“We’ve lived
on the edge all
year, why stop
now?” The
DISTRICT 5-5A
STANDINGS
Team
x-Marcus
y-Grapevine
The Colony
Lewisville
Allen
Dist. Season
4101183
WF Rider
Keller
Denton Ryan
x-district champions
y-clinched playoff berth
6-0-0
5-1-0
3-2-1
3-2-1
2-3-1
2-4-0
1-4-1
9-0-0
7-2-0
5-3-1
5-3-1
4-4-1
5-4-0
4-4-1
0-6-0 2-7-0
Last Week’s Results
Marcus 36, Alien 13
Grapevine 24. Lewisville 7
The Colony 14, Keller 13
WF Rider 20, Denton Ryan 13
regardless of
how Lewisville
does.
The Colony
opened the
scoring when
quarterback
Aaron Dardon
found Crunch
Brown open on
a deep post mid-
way through
the first half.
The 46-yard
scoring play
was all the scor-
ing either team
had in the first
half, as both
defenses contin-
ually held.
With six min-
utes left in the
Colony coach Tommy Briggs third quarter, Keller fumbled on
said. “Our kids hung on when its own five-yard line. Keller
they had to and I’m just excited turnovers played a large part in
they came out on top.” the game, as the opportunistic
The Cougars, at 3-2-1 in dis- Cougar defense forced six Indian
trict, hold the tie-breaker advan- Turn to KELLER, Page 7B
basketball squads put experience on court
Post play key to
Lady Cougar attack
By KEVIN FARR
Sports editor
For many years, The Colony High
School boys’ basketball team has
been known for a hard-nosed half-
court style. This year, it will be the
same Cougars wearing the black and
gold but with a new full-court, fast-
paced running style.
Because of a lack
of size up and down
the lineup, Coach
Tommy Thomas has
instituted a new phi-
losophy which will be
to force the action for
the full 32 minutes
each game.
“There’s no ques-
tion that we have one
of the smallest teams
in the entire
Metroplex,” Thomas
said. ‘That means
that we’re going to
have to play up-
tempo and be in
Thomas will have a solid nucleus to
work with, led by the return of
District 5-5A Most Valuable Player
Steve Houston.
A year ago, the phenomenal guard
kept the youthful Cougars in the
thick of playoff contention right down
to the final game of the season. He
averaged 24 points
By KEVIN FARR that has a chance to take control of
Sports editor games. Most all of them know what to
A year ago, The Colony girls’ bas- expect and it’s just a matter of going
ketball team took its share of lumps as out and getting the job done. We’re all
one of the youngest teams in District looking forward to having a good year
5-5A. That fact, combined with a new and making it back to the postsea-
system under new head coach Mary son.”
Lou Youngblood, had the Lady The Lady Cougars will rely heavily
Cougars in unfamiliar territory during on the inside combination of Kristel
"We know that
most people will
be trying to dou-
ble- and triple-
team him, so that
means that will
leave some of our
other players
open.”
- Tommy Thomas,
TCHS boys coach
excellent condition.
We can’t afford to get in a half-court
game.
“If we can be aggressive, trap on
the perimeter and create difficult sit-
uations for our opponents, we’ve got a
chance to be successful.”
and 11 rebounds
while leading the
team in every statisti-
cal category.
Thomas is expect-
ing even more from
Houston, who has
orally committed to
continue his playing
career at Texas A&M
University next sea-
son.
‘We are expecting a
lot out of Steve again
this season,” the
Cougar coach said.
“He has worked hard
in the off-season and
we feel like he can
have an even better season.
“We know that most people will be
trying to double- and triple-team him,
so that means that will leave some of
our other players open. We’re going
Turn to BOYS, Page 7B
Vincent Frost/Staff photo
The Colony High School’s Steve Houston,
District 5-5A‘s Most Valuable Player, looks to
lead the Cougars back to the postseason dur-
ing his senior season. The phenomeal 6-foot-
1-inch guard has orally committed to play at
Texas A&M next season.
the postseason — sit-
ting at home.
This season, that
growing process
should pay off as the
Lady Cougars have
the experience (9
returning letter earn-
ers) and determina-
tion needed to hope-
fully make a return to
the playoffs and add
another banner to The
Colony High School
Gymnasium wall.
“The girls have
come in much more
confident this year,”
"The girls have
come in much
more confident
this year. They’ve
had a great atti-
tude in practice
and are hungry to
get us back to the
playoffs.”
- Mary Lou Youngblood,
TCHS girls coach
Youngblood said. ---
“They’ve had a great
attitude in practice and are hungry to
get us back to the playoffs.
“They’ve had a year to grow and
learn what we want from them. That
helps. This is a very talented group
Aalbers, Brandy
Smyth and Jennifer
Childers to carry
much of the scoring
load.
Aalbers has greatly
improved her
strength during the
off-season and was
even named the
Most Valuable Player
at the University of
Iowa camp over the
summer.
“Kristel has im-
proved tremendous-
ly since last year,”
Youngblood said.
“She looks like an
entirely different
player on the court. She is a lot more
physical and has the ability to take
control of the game in the paint. We
think Brandy and Jennifer can give us
Turn to GIRLS, Page 7B
Chargers bounce Bears, 27-6, to nab 11-12 division championship
By KELLY CROSBY turned away empty with tackles
Special to the Leader by Blake McDaniel, Steve
The Chargers used a solid four- Sanders, Marcus Pillar and
quarter defensive effort to topple
the Bears, 27-6, in The Colony
Youth Football Association 11-12
Division Championship Saturday.
The Bears opened with strong
defense as Brandon Lyles, Isaac
Aceves and Israel Cepeda came
up with key stops to throttle the
Charger offense.
Minutes later, the Bears put
together a strong drive but were
touchdown burst by Bamfield A beautiful hook-and-lateral opening possession, getting good
Harmon. A pass completion to from Donald Prim to Reynolds runs by Kenneth Hill and Jimmy
Scott Mansfield on the conversion helped run out the clock for the Pullen before Bert Logan cashed
Michael Woods, intercepting a pass just before made it 21-0. Charger win. in with the touchdown.
Sanders finally broke free for halftime. Nick Surdukan broke the Travis Kvaal and Wesley Peak
the opening touchdown after a The Charger offense finally shutout on the ensuing kickoff, 9-10 Division followed with big tackles to spark
long run by Jordan Martin. The came alive to open the second half going the distance for the touch- Despite being known for their the Hawkeye defense as they held
Bears’ Gerrod Stevenson and with Sanders running 38 yards for down but Adam Head stopped the high-scoring ability, the Montrelle Martin in check. A
Manuel Hernandez answered the score. Martin then kept for conversion attempt. , Hawkeyes and Chiefs battled tackle for a huge loss by the
with good runs but Tony the conversion and a 13-0 lead. The Chargers wore the Bears through a defensive struggle with Chiefs’ Nick West also held the
Summers thwarted the drive on a Big stops by Pillar and Cobey down the rest of the way and a the Hawkeyes pulling out a 6-0 Hawkeyes out the remainder of
fumble recovery. Reynolds helped to give the Marcus Sodie fumble recovery decision. the half even though Hill inter-
The Bears’ defense returned Charger offense the ball back and set up a 48-yard scoring run by The Hawkeyes put the only cepted a Chief pass,
the favor with Randy Hurtado they converted with a 15-yard Harmon. points on the board with their Turn to CYFA, Page 7B
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